Amnesty International will next week announce it is reversing a decision to strip jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny of his “prisoner of conscience” status, a top aide said on Thursday.
Why Herd Immunity Is Slipping Away
Achieving widespread resistance to the coronavirus has long been a North Star for exiting the pandemic. Some experts now believe the U.S. may never get there.
U.S. Jobs Report Is Expected to Show a Big Gain
Economists are expecting another large hiring jump when the Labor Department releases its April jobs report on Friday. Here’s the latest on the economy.
Anti-Olympics campaign gains traction online in Japan
An online petition calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled has garnered almost 200,000 signatures in the past few days, as public concerns mount over holding the Games in a pandemic.
The winner takes it all: ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus talks to Richard Quest
CNN’s Richard Quest speaks with ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus about the state of the music industry.
Spotlighting a History of Slavery in N.Y.C.
A campaign draws attention to streets, subway stations and neighborhoods named after some of the city’s most famous families.
‘Belonging Is Stronger Than Facts’: The Age of Misinformation
Social and psychological forces are combining to make the sharing and believing of misinformation an endemic problem with no easy solution.
Covid in Hamburg: How Small Businesses Are Coping
Shops in Hamburg, Germany, have been pushed to the brink by lockdowns and curfews in the pandemic and the uncertainty of when a return to something like normal may happen.
‘It’s Not Quite Like Riding a Bike’: Pilots Get Ready to Fly Again
As airlines ramp up service, pilots who have been furloughed or laid off need to be retrained in everything from dealing with the control tower to ‘volcanic ash’ scenarios.
Ubaldo Jimenez Gets College Degree, Honoring a Promise to His Mother
When leaving the Dominican Republic, Ubaldo Jiménez promised his mother he’d get an education. Twenty years later, he graduated from college — with honors.